Hey guys,
I have been living in Kenya and Sudan the last couple months as a missionary, and in December I will have the opportunity to do something really unique. I will be shooting a drama/musical in a village in Southern Sudan (completely undeveloped, inaccessible area), editing it there on the spot, and then promptly converting it to DVD format and driving from village to village with a team, showing the film in public locations. This will be the FIRST EVER FILM created in their language (which isn't even a written language yet, purely aural), and the first ever drama created and filmed in this part of Sudan.
That being said, I have an extremely limited amount of space, as I will be either flying or driving into the country. The gear that I have already secured for myself includes:
-Sony CX-100 Handycam (my own) :/
-Macbook and Final Cut Suite, Hard Drives, monitors, etc.
-Generator Power, solar units, and necessary power for lighting/sound
I have a tentative budget of between $300-500 to buy extra equipment I will need. I'm looking at getting:
-A PELICAN case (or cases) to protect all my gear, cords, laptop, hard drives, etc.
-2 or 3 microphones and necessary cables... I'll improvise booms out of pvc or wood.
-A DOF Adapter that's compact enough to pack/unpack and lug up and down mountains every 15 mins
In terms of sound, I'm hoping to have one mic on a boom - and since I'll have two crew members specifically devoted to helping with my technical needs, one of them can be my grip when the other is working a dolly or holding a reflector - and the other mic remaining static, as close to the action as possible. Since there will probably be a couple tribal dance setpieces where a wide angle is the best/only way to capture the shot in 1-2 takes, a boom or even shotgun won't always be possible.
I know the IndieTalk forum-goers are a smart bunch (and occasionally ultra-experienced), so since I only have a couple weeks to complete my shopping list before returning to East Africa, I thought I'd post my gameplan and see if you guys have product recommendations, production/editing/screening tips, or any other comments/critiques!
I'm specifically shopping around for the right MICROPHONE and DOF ADAPTER setups for shooting in a more touch-and-go, cramped set than usual. Any recommendations?
I have been living in Kenya and Sudan the last couple months as a missionary, and in December I will have the opportunity to do something really unique. I will be shooting a drama/musical in a village in Southern Sudan (completely undeveloped, inaccessible area), editing it there on the spot, and then promptly converting it to DVD format and driving from village to village with a team, showing the film in public locations. This will be the FIRST EVER FILM created in their language (which isn't even a written language yet, purely aural), and the first ever drama created and filmed in this part of Sudan.
That being said, I have an extremely limited amount of space, as I will be either flying or driving into the country. The gear that I have already secured for myself includes:
-Sony CX-100 Handycam (my own) :/
-Macbook and Final Cut Suite, Hard Drives, monitors, etc.
-Generator Power, solar units, and necessary power for lighting/sound
I have a tentative budget of between $300-500 to buy extra equipment I will need. I'm looking at getting:
-A PELICAN case (or cases) to protect all my gear, cords, laptop, hard drives, etc.
-2 or 3 microphones and necessary cables... I'll improvise booms out of pvc or wood.
-A DOF Adapter that's compact enough to pack/unpack and lug up and down mountains every 15 mins
In terms of sound, I'm hoping to have one mic on a boom - and since I'll have two crew members specifically devoted to helping with my technical needs, one of them can be my grip when the other is working a dolly or holding a reflector - and the other mic remaining static, as close to the action as possible. Since there will probably be a couple tribal dance setpieces where a wide angle is the best/only way to capture the shot in 1-2 takes, a boom or even shotgun won't always be possible.
I know the IndieTalk forum-goers are a smart bunch (and occasionally ultra-experienced), so since I only have a couple weeks to complete my shopping list before returning to East Africa, I thought I'd post my gameplan and see if you guys have product recommendations, production/editing/screening tips, or any other comments/critiques!
I'm specifically shopping around for the right MICROPHONE and DOF ADAPTER setups for shooting in a more touch-and-go, cramped set than usual. Any recommendations?
